Marcel Palonder
Marcel Palonder (born 3 February 1964 in Humenné, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak singer.[1] He represented his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Kým nás máš". His song qualified from the semifinal, and it placed 18th place with 19 points in the final, receiving points from four other countries: four points from Greece, eight points from Malta, five points from Poland and two points from Spain. As of 2026, this remains the best result Slovakia has ever achieved in Eurovision.
He attempted to represent his country once again at Eurovision in 2010, when he competed in the Slovak quarter-finals of Eurosong 2010 with the song "What About You", but failed reaching the semi-finals.[2][3]
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References
- ^ "Vychytený učiteľ spevu: Marcel Palonder". Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ Hondal, Victor (2009-12-15). "60 acts in Slovak national selection". ESCToday. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ Brey, Marco (2009-12-15). "Slovakia: National selection participants announced". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 December 2009.